# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=96 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 97 --- ## [THEMED Celebrity Death Pool 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444 "2019-12-31T23:14:39Z")
NOTE: This is a NEW change for 2018. Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2019 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checki… --- ## [The Sweet 16 Addition By Subtraction LOL RAIDERS Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-16-addition-by-subtraction-lol-raiders-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/839762)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-16-addition-by-subtraction-lol-raiders-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/839762 "2019-12-31T16:03:22Z")
So there I was, holding off until opening day, trying to find the appropriate angle for the opening of my annual thread, and as he has so many times before when he was with Pittsburgh and wasn’t a CTE-afflicted lunatic w… --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: Specialists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-specialists/845626)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-specialists/845626 "2019-12-31T10:56:36Z")
PKs Jan Stenerud Adam Vinatieri Punters Ray Guy Shane Lechler Return men Billy “White Shoes” Johnson Devin Hester Thoughts? Comments? --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: TEs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-tes/845622)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-tes/845622 "2019-12-31T02:41:12Z")
{in no particular order}: Mike Ditka Kellen Winslow, Sr. John Mackey Tony Gonzalez Rob Gronkowski Thoughts? Comments? --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: DLs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-dls/845621)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-dls/845621 "2019-12-30T20:05:07Z")
{in no particular order}: “Mean” Joe Greene Doug Atkins John Randle Bruce Smith Junious “Buck” Buchanan Reggie White Gino Marchetti Bill Hewitt Randy White Bob Lilly David “Deacon” Jones Merlin Olsen Alan Pa… --- ## [NFL All-Time 100: LBs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-lbs/845619)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-all-time-100-lbs/845619 "2019-12-30T20:01:09Z")
{in no particular order}: Ray Lewis Lawrence Taylor Dick Butkus Junior Seau Joe Schmidt Bobby Bell Willie Lanier Derrick Brooks Chuck Bednarik Jack Ham Ted Hendricks Jack Lambert Thoughts? Comments? --- ## [NFL WEEK 16 Tons, what do you get.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16-tons-what-do-you-get/845050)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16-tons-what-do-you-get/845050 "2019-12-30T19:59:22Z")
Playoffs are just a couple weeks away, and things are getting very interesting. At least for the teams with playoff aspirations. The other teams can spend a bit of time evaluating team needs, and maybe get a longer look … --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-11/838337)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-11/838337 "2019-12-30T06:12:52Z")
Last year’s thread Hall of Champions: 2018 Champion: Ellis Dee 2017 Champion: VarlosZ 2016 Champion: SenorBeef (Exploding Pancakes) 2015 Champion: VarlosZ 2014 Champion: Stringer (We Do HGH) 2013 Champion: VarlosZ … --- ## [Games that haven't aged well.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-havent-aged-well/845341)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-that-havent-aged-well/845341 "2019-12-29T09:34:12Z")
Some video games have aged better than others. What games would you say have not aged well? --- ## [The Elder Wand(s) of Tennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-wand-s-of-tennis/845466)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elder-wand-s-of-tennis/845466 "2019-12-28T19:32:14Z")
The Elder Wand is a wand in Harry Potter than only can be transferred through the defeat of the current owner. Through history, it apparently has changed hands many times. On the Tennis subreddit, an “elder wand of tenn… --- ## [Favorite Games of 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-games-of-2019/845517)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-games-of-2019/845517 "2019-12-28T19:08:57Z")
This is both video and Tabletop because I barely play video games anymore and wouldn’t have enough for a list. Horrified. A great cooperative board game. Slay the Spire. A fun addictive solo card battle video game. … --- ## [Best athlete ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athlete-ever/844245)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athlete-ever/844245 "2019-12-28T06:42:58Z")
Who would you say is the most athletic person of all time? My vote goes to Ashton Eaton, 2 time Decathlon Olympic Gold Medalist. Do you know how hard it is to win a gold medal in the Decathlon, let alone w… --- ## [Pointless gripe: generational suffixes on sports uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-gripe-generational-suffixes-on-sports-uniforms/844433)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-gripe-generational-suffixes-on-sports-uniforms/844433 "2019-12-27T14:54:28Z")
In the grand scheme of things this is as small potatoes as it gets, but this has bugged me for years and my wife is tired of hearing about it. I don’t think your generational suffix (Sr., Jr., III) belongs on the back o… --- ## [Help idnetifying this hex game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-idnetifying-this-hex-game/845303)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-idnetifying-this-hex-game/845303 "2019-12-27T05:34:55Z")
So this was one of those games that came in a zip lock at the compleat strategist back in the day. I want to say it was a Steve Jackson game because it was basically car wars but with space ships you had ships from frig… --- ## [A day without sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-without-sports/845356)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-without-sports/845356 "2019-12-27T02:47:04Z")
Today is one of those rare days where there are no games in the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB (obviously). We don’t see this often, it’s usually the days that bookend the MLB all star game in July although the Tour De France is … --- ## [Steam sale on Civ VI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-sale-on-civ-vi/845375)
**Author:** [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-sale-on-civ-vi/845375 "2019-12-25T01:29:52Z")
I don’t have a big budget for gaming and am quite patient. So, I haven’t gotten this yet. Steam has a sale ending Jan 2nd. But, what to get? The bundles are deeply discounted, too. I’m not a completionist in terms of exp… --- ## [Worst Looking Trophy in Sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-looking-trophy-in-sports/844556)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-looking-trophy-in-sports/844556 "2019-12-24T20:34:36Z")
Golf has had a few bad ones Cristie Kerr kissed this one about 20 yrs ago Trophee Lancome used to be a fairly prestigious tournament in France with a naked male torso https://dfdgh… --- ## [Winter digital distribution sales thread 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales-thread-2019/845134)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales-thread-2019/845134 "2019-12-24T18:45:04Z")
I’ve been doing these threads for years, and they’ve been less and less popular over time mostly because Steam sales are getting worse, but this is the time of year people buy the most games so I figured it’d be good to … --- ## [When was the last time a professional sports team had to forfeit a game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-professional-sports-team-had-to-forfeit-a-game/844590)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-professional-sports-team-had-to-forfeit-a-game/844590 "2019-12-24T17:38:14Z")
This weekend the Kansas City Chiefs nearly had to forfeit their game against the New England Patriots. One of the shipping containers with equipment for about half the team didn’t get unloaded from the plane on Saturday.… --- ## [should the nfl and teams clamp down on these 10k or more "rookie dinners"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-nfl-and-teams-clamp-down-on-these-10k-or-more-rookie-dinners/845021)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-nfl-and-teams-clamp-down-on-these-10k-or-more-rookie-dinners/845021 "2019-12-22T13:15:00Z")
Ok I know this isnt that big of a deal but every year you hear tales of the NFL team rookie dinner where the rookie(s) takes the whole team out to a dinner … Now sometime in thr 80s/90s when rooks started to get million… --- ## [Can I Return a Steam Game for a Refund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-return-a-steam-game-for-a-refund/845179)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-return-a-steam-game-for-a-refund/845179 "2019-12-21T15:39:09Z")
I just bought the Foxhole game for a whopping tn dollars. I have played with it for 99 minutes and I do not like it. Can I somehow return it for a refund? What a dumb game. --- ## [The 2018-19 Ski Thread - No friends on a powder day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2018-19-ski-thread-no-friends-on-a-powder-day/819999)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2018-19-ski-thread-no-friends-on-a-powder-day/819999 "2019-12-19T11:06:00Z")
Last season’s thread - https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=812953 I’ve got two significant trips planned for this year so far. At Xmas we’re headed to Whitefish Montana to celebrate with my SIL’s famil… --- ## [NFL WEEK 15 Minutes of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15-minutes-of-fame/844751)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15-minutes-of-fame/844751 "2019-12-18T20:20:45Z")
So the Patriots are accused of cheating. Again. It appears pretty clear that the violated the rules and didn’t notify the Bengals that they were going to be shooting the game. From some reports, they shot around 8 minute… --- ## [Carnival of Monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnival-of-monsters/840318)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnival-of-monsters/840318 "2019-12-18T15:27:41Z")
Just got this. It’s a fun drafting game by Richard Garfield (the creator of Magic the Gathering). It actually has a lot of the trappings Magic has. Lands, Monsters and good art on the cards. But it’s not a combat game. … --- ## [How does Mario Kart 8 control with the Wii remote(Wii U version)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-mario-kart-8-control-with-the-wii-remote-wii-u-version/844854)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-mario-kart-8-control-with-the-wii-remote-wii-u-version/844854 "2019-12-14T19:12:34Z")
OK, so I bought my son Mario Kart 8 for our Wii U for Christmas. We only have a Wii U pad and do not have a pro controller for the system. We do, however, have Wii remotes from a Nintendo Wii. My memory of Mario Kart Wi… --- ## [Breaking: DoJ has charged 10 former players with defrauding NFL healthcare program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-doj-has-charged-10-former-players-with-defrauding-nfl-healthcare-program/844758)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-doj-has-charged-10-former-players-with-defrauding-nfl-healthcare-program/844758 "2019-12-14T12:06:20Z")
Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers, Robert McCune, John Eubanks, Tamarick Vanover, Ceandris Brown, James Butler, Frederick Bennett, Correll Buckhalter and Etric Pruitt allegedly filed claims seeking reimbursement for medical … --- ## [SI Sportsperson of the Year 2019 prediction thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2019-prediction-thread/836845)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2019-prediction-thread/836845 "2019-12-13T18:49:34Z")
Well, it’s July so it’s not too early to start our annual thread of who will be the 2019 SI Sportsperson of the Year. It’s almost always an American individual or team so I don’t think it’ll be the Toronto Raptors. Live… --- ## [NCAA/College Football Playoff Rankings- rhyme or reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-college-football-playoff-rankings-rhyme-or-reason/843971)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-college-football-playoff-rankings-rhyme-or-reason/843971 "2019-12-13T18:35:02Z")
So after a long time keeping up with college football, I’ve often wondered what sort of rhyme, reason or relationship to reality the various polls have. They’re rife with bandwagon-ism, wishful thinking, insanity and ot… --- ## [Alexa Dungeon Adventure - Gateway Drug or Do the Professional DNs need Yang's UBI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-dungeon-adventure-gateway-drug-or-do-the-professional-dns-need-yangs-ubi/844757)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-dungeon-adventure-gateway-drug-or-do-the-professional-dns-need-yangs-ubi/844757 "2019-12-13T16:37:42Z")
I’m not saying this is the best adventure ever or threat to professional DMing but it’s opening up a whole new way to have pen and paper games (or just games in general). I’m thinking it might introduce a lot of kids to… --- ## [Dell Precision T5810 workstation for gaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-precision-t5810-workstation-for-gaming/844287)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-precision-t5810-workstation-for-gaming/844287 "2019-12-12T20:04:19Z")
Wife’s work gets new machines every few years and sells the old ones to employees. I put in for a couple different ones because they’re basically dirt cheap and ended up being randomly selected to purchase one. Here’s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=97)